Cinema: Carnival Knowledge

BRONCO BILLY Directed by Clint Eastwood; Screenplay by Dennis Hackin CARNY Directed by Robert Kaylor; Screenplay by Thomas Baum

A5 summer finally presses down on America like a hot iron on a wrinkled suit, the public takes to the road for its entertainment—to the drive-in movie and the county fair. Now Hollywood has yoked these forms of warm-weather time-wasting in a pair of amiably naive movies about the men roustabouts and wranglers who provide simple pleasures and thrills for the folks of rural America—and the women who lead them astray.

A phrase like that...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!